In Predator, the 14th installment of the Kay Scarpetta series by Patricia Cornwell, forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta has transitioned to freelancing with the National Forensic Academy in Florida. She’s called in to investigate a case more bizarre than any she’s encountered before—one that involves unusual physical evidence and mysterious clues pointing to the mind of a dangerous and cunning criminal.
Teaming up with her trusted colleagues, Pete Marino, Benton Wesley, and her niece Lucy, Scarpetta uncovers strange connections between a series of horrific crimes and their likely suspects. As one psychopath, safely incarcerated and part of a classified study at a Harvard-affiliated psychiatric hospital, offers cryptic tips that blur the line between fact and fantasy, the number of potential killers on the loose continues to rise. Scarpetta must work to determine if these events are related, or if they are merely random acts, while studying the mind of a psychopath still hiding in the shadows.
